It's cold outside: -20 F

[huckernage]

I usually let mine warm up for a lil while (10 mins or so) before I rev it up. But usually I just get in a drive. Did any of you find it hard to shift? cause holy FAWK I got on the road and could barely get it in 1st and 2nd. I felt like a moron though trying to take off from lights

car show on tv tell around 20 sec the car ready to go. only thing i can not go it because my windshield is still freezed. same if you apply washer it freez up right away.

i see a lot people driving with like 20% defrost looking by the clear hole. dangerous driver.
or
those you drive with 2' of snow on their roof at 100km.

 

[YelloEye]

Grab some of the orange RainX washerfluid, its bug and deicer. Amazing stuff.

 

[1WhiteSSTC]

Grab some of the orange RainX washerfluid, its bug and deicer. Amazing stuff.

does it work in -40 degree's?

 

[YelloEye]

"Effective to -25 degrees F"

 

[Cruisn]

car show on tv tell around 20 sec the car ready to go. only thing i can not go it because my windshield is still freezed. same if you apply washer it freez up right away.

i see a lot people driving with like 20% defrost looking by the clear hole. dangerous driver.
or
those you drive with 2' of snow on their roof at 100km.

The show is fucking wrong, my oil pressure gauge tells me to wait 1 minute before we even have full pressure. let alone to heat up properly, below -5c I would wait 5 minutes, -10 and below it gets a full 15 minuter and -20c and below 15-25 and -35c and below I will run nit for 30 before I drive, I also have it plugged in, also will elave it running all day if there is no plug in. car ran for 6 hours straight yesterday. **** you all, -35c is damn cold and I want a warm car that will not blow the motor due to cold motor oil.

 

[1WhiteSSTC]

The show is fucking wrong, my oil pressure gauge tells me to wait 1 minute before we even have full pressure. let alone to heat up properly, below -5c I would wait 5 minutes, -10 and below it gets a full 15 minuter and -20c and below 15-25 and -35c and below I will run nit for 30 before I drive, I also have it plugged in, also will elave it running all day if there is no plug in. car ran for 6 hours straight yesterday. **** you all, -35c is damn cold and I want a warm car that will not blow the motor due to cold motor oil.

I run my car every 2 hours in -30c when it's outside, lately i've been running it 15mins before i even get into it on my breaks and i never rev it until it's been running for about 15 mins and of course at home i am in a heated parkade.

 

[huckernage]

The show is fucking wrong, my oil pressure gauge tells me to wait 1 minute before we even have full pressure. let alone to heat up properly, below -5c I would wait 5 minutes, -10 and below it gets a full 15 minuter and -20c and below 15-25 and -35c and below I will run nit for 30 before I drive, I also have it plugged in, also will elave it running all day if there is no plug in. car ran for 6 hours straight yesterday. **** you all, -35c is damn cold and I want a warm car that will not blow the motor due to cold motor oil.

this is my opinion

car expert tell you can go after 20 sec but at low speed, no load. but you have to get a clear windshield when u r driving.

5min that is good.
10 min begin to waste of gaz
15-25 min waste of gaz (is TC run on premium gas)
30 min waste of gaz +
6hrs on idle= waste of gaz. you burn to much gas

option

buy a block hearter that warm up your oil. best way.
i can understand that you r in the most rich province that produce oil for usa BTW.

i m in qc city and i can tell you something. with st-lawrance river that give full humidity, we have big minus here. but i never run my car like 6 hrs to keep it warm. i thing that it extreme.


'' will not blow the motor due to cold motor'' but during 6 hrs you r not there to check if everything work good. u can get something wrong and you r not there stop it right away. i mean a hose issue or anything else.

 

[Cruisn]

this is my opinion

car expert tell you can go after 20 sec but at low speed, no load. but you have to get a clear windshield when u r driving.

5min that is good.
10 min begin to waste of gaz
15-25 min waste of gaz (is TC run on premium gas)
30 min waste of gaz +
6hrs on idle= waste of gaz. you burn to much gas

option

buy a block hearter that warm up your oil. best way.
i can understand that you r in the most rich province that produce oil for usa BTW.

i m in qc city and i can tell you something. with st-lawrance river that give full humidity, we have big minus here. but i never run my car like 6 hrs to keep it warm. i thing that it extreme.


'' will not blow the motor due to cold motor'' but during 6 hrs you r not there to check if everything work good. u can get something wrong and you r not there stop it right away. i mean a hose issue or anything else.

I had zero oil pressure after 30 seconds still. so you start driving your car after 20... hell... when your block is still -30 you put some strain on that. great idea.

my car runs on premium to. I would be suprised is we burned 1-1.5 liters per hour idling the car.

as for watching the car, not to worried about it, I have custom tuning, the cooling fans kick on 100% if its 3*c over temperature and if your car has issues like that then you should have a big enough brain to not leave it unattended. my lumina likes to heat up on me... it get 5 minutes alone tops.

and I do have a block heater, I want a warm car to. I am human of course. crank that heat. 70-120 cents tops for a warm car... I am all over that.

On a worse note: a good friend of mine driving a 2.0 ss/sc jsut blew his motor when it was -45c out, oil pump failed trying to move the oil.

 

[YelloEye]

Damn am I glad it doesnt get that cold here. -49f would be insane! its been down at 20f the last few nights (-6c)

 

[huckernage]

I had zero oil pressure after 30 seconds still. so you start driving your car after 20... hell... when your block is still -30 you put some strain on that. great idea.

my car runs on premium to. I would be suprised is we burned 1-1.5 liters per hour idling the car.

as for watching the car, not to worried about it, I have custom tuning, the cooling fans kick on 100% if its 3*c over temperature and if your car has issues like that then you should have a big enough brain to not leave it unattended. my lumina likes to heat up on me... it get 5 minutes alone tops.

and I do have a block heater, I want a warm car to. I am human of course. crank that heat. 70-120 cents tops for a warm car... I am all over that.

On a worse note: a good friend of mine driving a 2.0 ss/sc jsut blew his motor when it was -45c out, oil pump failed trying to move the oil.

that is right if your friend rpm to the hell. it not running at 2000rpm that ll blow up a engine. people here idle it a 3000rpm to warm up. so i guess your friend over rev it under extrem condition. it suree that -45 i will not run it after 20sec but i ll not rev it over 2500rpm for few km

i thing that warm up like you do it a luxe.

 

[Cruisn]

there was no over revving. I would say we live in canada and know better but, more like we live in alberta and deal with this shit all our lives. we know better. shit failed, to cold out.

 

[Aredtear]

Matt, your not human....... your a welding GOD hahahahaha. That's shitty that the engine blew because of that but I hope it's under warrenty then.

I haven't had an issue with my car so far and I haven't had it plugged then. the only problem really has been tire pressure (from sitting in the cold for so long) So it's normal I guess. Should have gotten the hydrogen put in my tires (is that what it's called cause I think it's wrong :S)

 

[huckernage]

Matt, your not human....... your a welding GOD hahahahaha. That's shitty that the engine blew because of that but I hope it's under warrenty then.

I haven't had an issue with my car so far and I haven't had it plugged then. the only problem really has been tire pressure (from sitting in the cold for so long) So it's normal I guess. Should have gotten the hydrogen put in my tires (is that what it's called cause I think it's wrong :S)

azote

use synthek oil with give a chance too
we all live in canada. but east coast doesnt get 15C in middle of january like calgary can get. in 99 i was there doing bike courrier in downtown calgary. i never seen a minus 0C. but weather change very fast over there. it can be 15C and in 5 min. bang -15C.

 

[1WhiteSSTC]

azote

use synthek oil with give a chance too
we all live in canada. but east coast doesnt get 15C in middle of january like calgary can get. in 99 i was there doing bike courrier in downtown calgary. i never seen a minus 0C. but weather change very fast over there. it can be 15C and in 5 min. bang -15C.

Calgary gets 15C in January, the rest of Northern Alberta most certainly does not, Cruisin is 3 hours away from Calgary last I knew.

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there was no over revving. I would say we live in canada and know better but, more like we live in alberta and deal with this shit all our lives. we know better. shit failed, to cold out.

If that happens to me is it warranty? When it is -30C outside and my car has been sitting in it I certainly do not sit in my car while it warms up. Start, and RUN back to warmth wherever that may be lol, and I don't go back for 10-15mins, at that point I usually start driving..........i really need to get a bunch of gauges so I can monitor this stuff and ensure I don't break my Torque Monkey.

 

[Aredtear]

It should be covered under warranty. Especially if you have a 2009 car

 

[SportLt]

it looks like this thread is going to last all winter

 

[outtamymind]

no don't say that. i hate the cold sooo much. today wasn't bad got to be around the +'s all day, just made for a sloppy drive if you had to go anywhere.

 

[1WhiteSSTC]

no don't say that. i hate the cold sooo much. today wasn't bad got to be around the +'s all day, just made for a sloppy drive if you had to go anywhere.

my car is no longer white it has transformed into a dirt black/brown color..........car wash friday morning!!!!!

 

[huckernage]

no don't say that. i hate the cold sooo much. today wasn't bad got to be around the +'s all day, just made for a sloppy drive if you had to go anywhere.

something a remember, there is lot of car with crack windshield. when city put sand, is not sand, they put gravel.

how is that in 2009, is calgary use salt or gravel

 

[outtamymind]

calgary uses boulders not gravel. they say they put down a saline solution for preventive measures but nobody ever see's them doing this.